Vermont Fest 2024: Full Schedule

1:00pm EST

Conference Opening

Wednesday November 6, 2024 1:00pm - 1:10pm EST

Northstar I

Conference welcoming remarks and daily announcements.

Speakers

Jeff Mao

Executive Director, Vita-Learn

Jeff serves as the Executive Director of Vita-Learn. Previously, he has held a number of roles including Senior Director, Common Sense Media and Education Technology Policy Director for the Maine Department of Education.

Wednesday November 6, 2024 1:00pm - 1:10pm EST
Northstar I

Wed Block

Grade Span Early Elementary School, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Post Secondary

1:00pm EST

Aligning Our Tech Plan with the Strategic Plan!

Wednesday November 6, 2024 1:00pm - 2:10pm EST

Northstar I

Join this interactive roundtable discussion to explore how school districts can align their K-12 technology plans with broader district Strategic Planning Goals and a Portrait of Graduate work. Participants will engage in conversations around critical topics, including the role of facilities, funding, tech infrastructure technology instruction, staffing considerations for adequate tech support, and the development of meaningful, ongoing professional development for teachers. This roundtable fosters collaborative sharing of challenges and best practices, encouraging participants to exchange ideas on ensuring technology initiatives enhance learning, align with district priorities, are future-proof, and provide equitable access for all students.

Speakers

Dan Roswell

Forest Immel

Patricia Aigner

Director of Technology, Rutland City Public Schools

Patricia Aigner serves as the Director of Technology for the Rutland City Public Schools in Rutland, Vermont. She is licensed as a teacher, principal, and superintendent. In 2020, Patricia received the Frank Watson Lifetime Achievement Award from Vita-Learn. Recently, she was featured... Read More →

Wednesday November 6, 2024 1:00pm - 2:10pm EST
Northstar I

Wed Block

Grade Span High School, Middle School, Elementary School
Tags Advocacy & Leadership
Level All Levels
Theme IT Leadership & Management

2:30pm EST

AI in the SECURITY World

Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST

Gateway II

An information secession on the Technoloy and AI available today for protection of your facility and the people in it. This is not a product demonstration it an info secession with Live and recorded demonstration of how to leverage AI to improve your current security solution, how to design an effective solution, how to get the support you need. Major topics: weapon and threat detection, allow or deny authorized access, real-time alerts, reduce false alarms, improved situational awareness, forensic research via simple words, automatic emergency response, predictive security, and customer behavior analysis.

Speakers

Karl Lennon

Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Gateway II

Wed Block

Grade Span Early Elementary School, Elementary School, Middle School, Post Secondary, High School
Tags Advocacy & Leadership, Network & Asset Management, Security & Data Privacy
Level All Levels
Theme IT Leadership & Management

2:30pm EST

How to Successfully Handle Printing Difficulties in K-12 Schools

Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST

Northstar I

Please join our panel discussion that will be hosted by Alex Webster at SPC. Panel Members will be Peter Drescher (EWSD), Tina Scheindel (OSSD) and Nate Gingras (HUUSD).
How do you deal with Personally Identifiable Information? How do you deal with confidential data on devices that leave the district? How do you manage your inventory of copiers and printers? How does print management software help make the district staff more efficient and save money?

These questions and more will be discussed by our panelists.

Speakers

Tina Scheindel

Technology Director, Orange Southwest Supervisory Union

Peter Drescher

Director of Technology and Innovation, Essex Westford School District

Peter is currently serving as the Director of Technology and Innovation at Essex Westford School District. He is passionate about working with educators to support teaching and learning with technology and in his past role, as State Director of Education Technology in Vermont, was... Read More →

Alex Webster

Operations Manager, Specialized Purchasing Consultants (SPC)

Bidding and Purchasing Consortium for School Districts and Municipalities

Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Northstar I

Wed Block

Grade Span Early Elementary School, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Post Secondary
Tags Network & Asset Management, Security & Data Privacy
Level All Levels
Theme IT Leadership & Management, Improving Classroom Practices with Technology

2:30pm EST

The Future Is Now! AI Is Alive!

Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST

Northstar I

Josh, Chris, and Mark have real conversations, real arguments, and real banter on IT issues and trends in K12 Schools. In this session, the guys will discuss AI and other hot items in K12 and how tech depts should prepare.

Speakers

Mark Racine

Josh Bauman

Chris Warden

K12 Tech Talk Podcast, K12 Tech Talk Podcast

A K12TechPro Podcast. This podcast is about trending K12 technology topics and issues. Josh, Chris, and Mark have real conversations, real arguments, and real banter on IT issues and trends in K12 Schools.

Wednesday November 6, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
Northstar I

Wed Block

Grade Span Post Secondary, High School, Middle School, Elementary School, Early Elementary School
Tags Security & Data Privacy
Level All Levels
Theme IT Leadership & Management, Improving Classroom Practices with Technology

3:50pm EST

Ed-Fi Q&A and Data Governance Discussions

Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:50pm - 4:50pm EST

Northstar I

The Vermont Agency of Education would like to have a Ed-Fi Question and Answer session where we can discuss the current Ed-Fi deployment for state reporting. We also wish to review our data governance plans and other areas where we would like to use Ed-Fi to help the state collect and use data in meaningful ways.

Speakers

David Kelley

James Nadeau

VT AOE Education Data Administrator, Vermont Agency of Education

James Nadeau is the Education Data Administrator for the Vermont Agency of Education. He is in charge of collecting education data required for Vermont's public and federal reporting requirements. Prior to his role at AOE, he was a web developer and IT consultant.

Wednesday November 6, 2024 3:50pm - 4:50pm EST
Northstar I

Wed Block

Grade Span Early Elementary School, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Post Secondary
Tags Security & Data Privacy
Level All Levels
Theme IT Leadership & Management